Thursday, June 18, 2015

Do you want to help save sharks, but think there is nothing you can do, because you live too far from the Ocean? Do you think "I'm alone, what possible difference can I make"?

Well, there is good news! You can do something!

PADI, the professional association of dive instructors, through their Project Aware has launched a campaign to raise awareness for the huge problem plastic garbage entering the oceans presents.

Please help to save me! Thank you!

From Project Aware: Did you know that a staggering 250 million metric tons of plastic could
make its way to the ocean in the next 10 years? And that as much as 70
percent of marine litter has been estimated to end up on the seabed.

Marine
debris comes from many land and ocean sources. Yet few of us understand
that our trash can travel over land, down streams, rivers and storm
drains to the ocean.

That's why Project AWARE is
collecting marine debris data from divers. We're painting a clear
picture of the underwater trash that threatens ocean life and building a
case against ocean trash for all to see.

Follow The Ugly Journey of Our Trash to discover more about its journey to the ocean and its dangerous impact on our marine life. Poster versions available in Chinese, Korean, Dutch, German, Italian, French, Spanish and Russian.

Watch and Share the Ugly Journey of Our Trash.

Help by educating your community, friends and colleagues on how our rubbish becomes the ocean's problem.

About Shark Diver.
As a global leader in commercial shark diving and conservation initiatives Shark Diver has spent the past decade engaged for sharks around the world. Our blog highlights all aspects of both of these dynamic and shifting worlds. You can reach us directly at staff@sharkdiver.com. By phone 855.987.4275 or 619.887.4275